R.N. Morris
About me
Author of four historical mysteries published by Faber and Faber: A Gentle Axe, A Vengeful Longing, A Razor Wrapped in Silk and The Cleansing Flames. The novels are set in nineteenth century St Petersburg – the St Petersburg of Dostoevsky – and feature Porfiry Petrovich, the investigating magistrate from Crime and Punishment.
A Vengeful Longing was short-listed for the 2008 CWA Duncan Lawrie Dagger for best crime novel, runner-up in New York Magazine’s Culture Awards for 2008 in the best thriller category, and Highly Commended for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Crime Novel Award 2008 (as was A Razor Wrapped in Silk in 2010).
Now working on a new historical crime series set in the turbulent years before the First World War, featuring a new detective, Silas Quinn. The first in the series, Summon Up The Blood, was published in April 2012. The Mannequin House is due December 2012.
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From my website
Kirkus Reviews hail ‘nifty period whodunit’.
Kirkus Reviews have delivered their verdict on The Mannequin House, deeming it ‘A nifty period whodunit packed with flamboyant characters and brisk dialogue.’ OK, I’m happy with that! Nifty… You can read the full review here.
… on Mary Tod’s blog, A Writer of History. Go see!
The Making Of “Symptoms”: Part 1, Inspiration
The Symptoms of His Madness Were As Follows: is a short animated film by Sheryl Jenkins, based on a short story by me. The story itself is in my collection, The Bridge That Bunuel Built. It came about through our contact on twitter. Somehow we followed each other. I checked…